Download or read book Portman Shoals the Forgotten Settlement written by Furman Beck and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portman Shoals Through The Eyes Of A 10 Year Old Imagine a kid happy as a lark, that spent his days roaming throughout the little village called Portman Shoals. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would have to leave this place. I couldn't fathom anyone in their right mind ever wanting to depart. We had everything a person could ever want or need. Here I am barefooted, holes in both knees of my jeans and as happy as a lark. Now you tell me, what could be better?
Download or read book Portman Shoals written by Furman H. Beck (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long distance transmission of electrical power was conceived and first made a reality by W.C. Whitner in 1894 by a power plant he designed at High Shoals on the Rocky River near Anderson, South Carolina. Upon his meeting with another like-minded genius, Nikola Tesla, he was convinced his plan would work and went on to create a Hydro-Electric Plant that could produce 200 electrical horsepower from 5,000 volt generators. This was the first successful long distance transmission of electricity in the South. Due to this success, Stanley Electric Company (now General Electric Company) agreed to build 10-thread, 10,000 volt generators for Mr. Whitner and advised him that these were the first built anywhere in the world for this type of commercial use! Soon 11,000 volt generators began being built which gave ground-breaking hydro-electric power plants like "Niagara Falls," the ability to transmit long distance hydro-electric energy and forever change the world. The Portman Shoals Power Plant on Nov. 1, 1897 began lighting homes and powering business's for miles around even crossing state lines, making it the first hydro-electric plant to produce high voltage power without the need for step-up transformers in the United States and quite possibly the world! It was also the first in the world to create a cotton gin operated from electricity. Hence, Anderson, SC became known as, "The Electric City."
Download or read book Portman Shoals written by Furman H. Beck, Jr. and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to take a step back in time to an era before all the modern gadgets and gizmos kids have today. A time when kids spent more time outside than on their smart phone and in front of their TV. The two main characters in this edition, Fire Po and Buck spent their days roaming the hills and hollows of Portman Shoals, “The Forgotten Settlement.” This forgotten village in SC now some 200 feet under water in Lake Hartwell held site to many adventurous days and campfire lit nights. Before cell phones and social media, rewind the sands of time to see how Fire Po and Buck still managed to download tons of fun playing outdoors and soaking in the natural beauty of God's creation.
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